Angola

Angola's Energy and Water Minister, Emanuela Vieira Lopes, has been dismissed by President José Eduardo dos Santos as a result of poor development of the country's electricity sector, according to state news agency Angop. The president has replaced her with Joao Batista Borges, secretary of state for energy. The country has invested significantly in its power sector since 2002 in order to rebuild infrastructure destroyed as a result of a 27-year long civil war, but the results have been limited. The president added that the performance of the country's electricity sector has been particularly disappointing in the last two

To read the full article, please choose one of the following options: